Chapter 217 Hot Pot Preparation
"Okay, okay, the meat is getting old, eat it quickly." Xu Qingmeng said.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone rushed to put the beef and mutton in the pot.
"Wow! This mutton is so tender, and there is no mutton smell at all." Zhou Yuanjia said.
"Delicious! Delicious! The beef is tender, and the pot is spicy and flavorful. I like it." Huang Boyang said as he stuffed a large piece of beef into his mouth.
"Sister-in-law, I want to eat spicy hotpot too. Can I?" Yun Sheng opened his big eyes and blinked them.
Before Xu Qingmeng could say anything, He Shi stopped her: "It's no use to act like a spoiled child with your sister-in-law. Just eat this obediently."
As soon as He opened her mouth, Yun Sheng knew it was hopeless, but fortunately the tomato soup base was also delicious, sour and sweet.
While Gu Yunyi was cooking hot pot for Xu Qingmeng, he also managed to eat a lot himself.
"You can't blanch the tripe for too long. Just put it in for a while. It will get old faster than meat."
"Tripe is so delicious, why haven't we eaten it before?" Xinting asked.
"After all, Yan County is not as good as the capital city. It is a good thing to come across this kind of beef."
"Otherwise, how can you say it's a prefectural city?"
"Zhou Yuanjia, don't just eat the mutton, leave two slices for me."
"Mr. Huang, there are more. I'll go get them."
"Madam, just eat. I'll go." Aunt Rong stood up and walked towards the kitchen.
The group of people finished eating most of the food they bought, and the meal was considered over. Even the servants were very satisfied with the meal.
"Sister-in-law, this hot pot is really delicious."
“It would be nice if I could eat this every day.”
"Don't worry, you'll have food to eat in the future?"
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"Meng Niang plans to open a hot pot restaurant. The shop and other things are already prepared. Her health is not good now, but for hot pot, she only needs to make the soup base and prepare the ingredients and small condiments. The customers can do everything else by themselves..."
"Well, I think this hotpot will definitely be popular. Now that the weather is getting cooler, it's very suitable."
"Yes, yes, the atmosphere of eating hot pot is more relaxed, and everyone can eat and do it at the same time, which is very interesting."
"That's right."
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The next day, Xu Qingmeng found Xiao Lizi and bought another shop, even at a price three hundred taels lower than the previous price.
But Little Leo said that he would not clean up the things inside and let them clean up themselves.
When He heard this, she thought it was nothing. There were many people in the family now, so cleaning up would be no problem at all.
Xu Qingmeng and He were still grateful to Little Lizi. After all, these three hundred taels were not just thirty taels, and Little Lizi definitely put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.
After finishing this, I went with Leo to get the deed.
However, this time, without Gu Yunyi, it took Little Leo a little longer to exchange the deed, but fortunately he managed to get it done before sunset.
He was so excited that she wanted to invite Little Li to stay for dinner. Little Li accepted the invitation.
When Gu Yunyi and the others came back, the contract had just been purchased.
Gu Yunyi took it and looked at it carefully.
The shop on Elm Street is under the name of Xu Qingmeng. This shop is relatively larger than the one on Baiyang Street, but its location is a little more remote, so the prices are similar to those on Baiyang Street.
When Little Li was doing it, he asked He, and He said that it would be the same as before and all of them would be under Xu Qingmeng's name.
"No problem." After reading it, Gu Yunyi handed the contract to Xu Qingmeng.
Although the shop on Elm Street is not in a hurry to do business, it does not affect the renovation. The tables, pots and other things for the hot pot restaurant are already being made. Now all that’s left is the decoration. Xu Qingmeng plans to decorate them all together.
He and his team had just arrived and didn't know much about this, so they asked Xiao Li to find a team of masters.
Fucheng is different from Yanxian. The masters in Fucheng do not have to provide meals, but they have to pay the workers an additional 20 cents for each meal.
The workers were very willing to do so. After all, these masters were all from nearby and close to home so they could go home for meals. This was equivalent to an extra twenty cents a day in wages, and they were all very happy.
After finishing all these, Xu Qingmeng finally had some free time. Although He was still very anxious, there was no time to rush now and she decided to go for a walk.
The provincial capital is very lively, and the inner city is even more lively.
The road was much wider than Baiyang Street, and there were shops of all kinds around it, so dazzling that He couldn't take her eyes off it, and so did Xinting.
What woman doesn't like shopping? Even He is no exception. Her eyes light up when she sees so many clothes styles, jewelry and new things she has never seen before.
Holding Xinting's hand, he bought this and that, wanting to buy everything, and was very happy.
Xu Qingmeng was also aroused by the two people and became interested. She looked at the cloth, then the ready-made clothes, and then the jewelry. She bought a lot of things for children and adults.
The Gu family is still busy with the shop business. The signboard of the hot pot restaurant has been completed. Since so many people were together, no one could think of a suitable name, so they just kept it short and called it Gu's Hot Pot Restaurant.
The Gu family has not been in the capital for long, but each of the things they have done has caused quite a stir.
The neighbors around were all talking about it, but they were still looking forward to this hot pot.
The day before the hot pot restaurant opened, Xu Qingmeng called all the waiters to the lobby.
"Have you remembered all the training content we gave you these days?" Xu Qingmeng asked.
"Remember!" everyone said in unison.
Most of the people Xu Qingmeng found were in their teens. Compared with adults, children are braver.
"One, two, three, sing!"
"Five words floating in the sky, that's not a big deal. If it is a big deal, it will only bother you for a while and then it will be over..."
"Move your mouth and your hands, don't just stand there motionless."
"What about the code? Did you remember it?"
"I've remembered them all!"
"The king of heaven covers the tiger of earth."
"The pagoda suppresses the river monster."
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However, Xu Qingmeng still made some modifications and went over all the content. Xu Qingmeng nodded with satisfaction. The newly recruited Xiao Pingzi was their leader. Originally thought that he was too young to do it, but unexpectedly the effect was quite good.
The next day was the day the hot pot restaurant was ready to open.
Gu Yunyi and Zhou Yuanjia will have a day off tomorrow. Yun Sheng and Yun Mo’s days off are the same as those of the prefectural school, so they will be here too.
"The shop will open tomorrow, so you can't be lazy tomorrow. Get up early. You can take care of Aunt Tian at home tomorrow, while Aunt Lin, Aunt Rong and I will go to the shop to work."
However, in the past few days, Gu Yunyi and his team have also been promoting the event in the prefectural school.
(End of this chapter)
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